Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5172.1 · Article 1.5. Detention of Individuals Under the Influence of Alcohol for Evaluation and Treatment
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5172.1
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Any person who is a danger to others, or to himself, or gravely disabled as a result of inebriation, may voluntarily apply for admission to a 72-hour evaluation and detoxification treatment facility for inebriates.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1581.
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